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Below, you will discover our COMPLETE listing of South Carolina anchorages, arranged in a rough, north to south, geographic format. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NARROW YOUR SELECTION of SC Anchorages to those in a specific geographic sub-region, locate the RED, vertically stacked menu, on the right side of this, and all Cruisers’ Net pages. Click on “South Carolina.” A drop down menu will appear, with a blue background, Now, click on “SC Anchorages.” A sub-drop-down menu will now appear. The first selection is “All South Carolina Anchorages,” which is where you are now. Below this selection, however, you will find listed 11 South Carolina geographic sub-regions. Select your waters of interest, and after clicking on your choice, a list of SC anchorages will appear, confined to the sub-region you have picked!

Statute Mile: 381Lat/Lon:
33 36.247 North/079 05.899 West (anchorage nearest ICW/Waccamaw River)
33 36.638 North/079 06.279 West (anchorage just upstream of hairpin turn to the south)
33 36.106 North/079 06.385 West (anchorage just north of sharp turn to the west)
33 36.003 North/079 06.605 West (anchorage abeam of high ground on southern banks)Location: Bull Creek runs west from the Waccamaw River/ICW at flashing daybeacon #48Minimum Depth: 14-feetSpecial Comment: many excellent anchorages are available along the length of Bull Creek between its intersection with Waccamaw River, and its juncture with Little Bull CreekSwing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Excellent, particularly on the two most upstream anchorages

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Statute Mile: 386.5Lat/Lon: near 33 31.637 North/079 06.870 WestLocation: found on the waters a short hop upstream from the creek’s intersection with the Waccamaw, west, northwest of flashing daybeacon #66Minimum Depth: 7-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 34 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Excellent in all but southeasterly winds

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Statute Mile: 389Lat/Lon:
33 30.443 North/079 08.771 West (anchorage just upstream of creek’s first sharp turn to the north
33 30.892 North/079 08.643 West (anchorage abeam of charted high ground at BelinLocation: Thoroughfare creek lies west of the Waccamaw River/ICW flashing daybeacon #73Minimum Depth: 10-feetSpecial Comment: Upstream anchorage on Thoroughfare Creek is one of the best overnight havens on the Waccamaw RiverSwing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Statute Mile: 403Lat/Lon: 33 21.428 North/079 18.674 WestLocation: anchorage is located on the upper reaches of the Sampit River, west of the charted 65-foot high-rise bridge, and between the actual and charted location of the 61 foot power lines.Special Note: Sailors, TAKE CAREFUL NOTE of the potentially deadly powerline obstructions on the Sampit RiverMinimum Depth: 20 feetSwing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 48 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Good

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Pee Dee River – Black River Intersection AnchorageLat/Lon: 33 23.811 North/079 14.933 WestLocation: lies on the broad swath of the Pee Dee River, southwest of the intersection between this stream and Black RiverMinimum Depth: 20 feetSwing Room: sufficient room for almost any pleasurecraftFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, particularly open to southwestern windsSpecial Note: to access this anchorage, your vessel must either be able to clear the fixed, 20 foot Highway 17 Bridge which crosses the southern foot of Pee Dee River, of undertake a lengthy cruise to the Pee Dee River by way of Jericho Creek, which departs the AICW’s passage on Waccamaw River, north of marker #83

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Black River AnchorageLat/Lon: 33 24.957 North/079 14.878 WestLocation: located just north of the “dump” symbol on chart 11534, some 1.2 nautical miles generally north of the Black River’s southern mouthMinimum Depth: 15 to 23 feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 65 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to northeastern windsSpecial Note: to access this anchorage, your vessel must either be able to clear the fixed, 20 foot Highway 17 Bridge which crosses the southern foot of Pee Dee River, of undertake a lengthy cruise to the Pee Dee River by way of Jericho Creek, which departs the AICW’s passage on Waccamaw River, north of marker #83.
Also note that this anchorage lies within sight of historic Windsor Plantation house

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Southern Jericho Creek AnchorageLat/Lon: 33 25.948 North/079 12.747 WestLocation: lies a short hop northeast of the Jericho Creek’s intersection with the Pee Dee RiverMinimum Depth: 7 feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Good, except during unusually strong southwestern and northeastern windsSpecial Note: to access this anchorage, your vessel must either be able to clear the fixed, 20 foot Highway 17 Bridge which crosses the southern foot of Pee Dee River, of undertake a lengthy cruise to the Pee Dee River by way of Jericho Creek, which departs the AICW’s passage on Waccamaw River, north of marker #83.
Also, be SURE to avoid the charted `Cable’ area northeast of the Jericho Creek – Pee Dee River intersection, and do NOT anchor on this portion of the creek

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Statute Mile: 415.5Lat/Lon: Near 33 11.564 North/079 16.703 WestLocation: on the waters of Minim Creek hard by the southern foot of the Minim Creek Canal, just south of flashing daybeacon #4Minimum Depth: 8-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Good, but marsh grass shores do not render sufficient shelter in really heavy weather

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